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April 22,
Product Placement

Commercial broadcasters in the UK are going to be allowed to show sponsored products for the first time. This had led to lots of clever uses and abuses of pronunciation in this sketch. I can only hope it won't be quite as obvious as this:-

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October 28,
Changing Pronunciation

The British Library is tracking how pronunciation is changing in Britain, using of all things the Mr Men book, Mr Tickle.  Volunteers are being asked to record a chapter from a Mr Man book to see how certain words and accents are changing. The library wants as many people as possible to record the opening […]

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October 6,
G'bye mate!

According to the Sunday Telegraph, Australians who sound like crocodile hunter Steve Irwin or Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan could soon be a thing of the past. Research shows the nasal Australian twang -- exemplified by the late Irwin and the character Mick 'Crocodile' Dundee -- will be phased out within a few decades as […]

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March 24,
How to speak with a Scottish accent
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